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Series: Fall 2003 (Vol. IV, No. 3)

by Ken Fermoyle • August 19, 2003 • Comments Off on 2003 Macavity Award Nominees Named

Members of Mystery Readers International (MRI) named 19 nominees for 2003 Macavity Awards. The Macavity Award is named for the “mystery cat” of T.S. Eliot (Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats). Each year MRI members nominate and vote for their…

by Deanna Ramsay • August 19, 2003 • Comments Off on Deanna Ramsey : Hosting & Site Design for Booksellers

Deanna Ramsay deanna@ramsaybooks.com Editor’s Note: I’ve asked Deanna to provide us with a list of the services she provides since some of us are techno dummies and Deanna is, of course, a bookseller as well as a computer guru and…

by Ken Fermoyle • August 19, 2003 • Comments Off on Early Registrants Get Perks at Left Coast Crime 2004

Feb. 19-22 in Monterey, CA Early registrants for Left Coast Crime 2004 not only save (cost is $150 vs. $175 after October 20) but also get first consideration for panel slots. The LCC convention for mystery authors and aficionados includes…

by Editor • August 19, 2003 • Comments Off on ChooseBooks.com has been busy adding new services this summer

Booksellers now have the option of: – choosing to have ChooseBooks.com process credit card or institutional IPO orders. – setting their shipping matrix so that relevant taxes [state or VAT] are automatically calculated and added during the checkout process. –…

by Editor • August 19, 2003 • Comments Off on BiblioDirect has a new look!

In mid-July, BiblioDirect unveiled a new look that improves upon the basic site design it has had since its inception a little over a year ago. Here’s what is new or improved at http://www.BiblioDirect.com — Softer, easier-on-the-eyes colors. — The basic…

by Shirley Bryant • August 19, 2003 • Comments Off on A Last Minute Rant From The Editor (no editor’s notes this issue)

A thread on a bookselling list this evening prompted this last minute article from me. I can’t even say I thought it through well before writing it; it is based on observations over a period of time and on just…